A labyrinth of massive columns and beautiful frescoes, the Palace of Knossos is a testament to the sophistication of the Minoan civilization ... tourist draw on Crete. Knossos is located about ...

The unique ancient Greek board game Zatrikion discovered at the Knossos Palace shows that the ancients had a penchant for leisurely games ...

Phaistos where an imposing palace once stood is, perhaps not as well known as Knossos, but a focal point of the history of ...

One of the longest-enduring symbols of Ancient Greek mythology, which continues to capture the popular imagination, is that ...

Perhaps the inspiration for Atlantis, Minoan civilization ... Palace of Knossos, seat of the legendary King Minos. More recent archaeological digs have demonstrated that Crete was widely urbanized ...

The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a must-see in Crete — and all of Greece, even — for its extensive collection of Minoan art ... admission to the Palace of Knossos, is €10 EUR.

What it is: A fired clay disk inscribed with symbols that have never been deciphered Where it is from: The ancient Minoan civilization ... under his palace at Knossos on Crete, until the beast ...

Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Minoan Bull Leaper (made around 3,500 years ago). Bronze statue of bull and acrobat, found in Crete ... in the palace at Knossos show large ...

Among the cities is Knossos, a great city ... he turned instinctively to the palace of Minoan Crete, to that encounter between man and bull that still haunts us all ... the Minotaur.